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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-25

The Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal within whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located grants or refuses authorisa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-26

The Public Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal within whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located shall order the withdrawal…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Divorce by judicial mutual consent

Article 230

In the case provided for in 1° of article 229-2, divorce may be requested jointly by the spouses where they agree on the breakdown of the marriage and its effects by submitting for the judge's approva…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Divorce by judicial mutual consent

Article 232

The judge homologates the agreement and pronounces the divorce if he is convinced that the will of each of the spouses is real and that their consent is free and informed. He may refuse homologation a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assignment of receivables as security

Article 2373

Ownership of a claim may be assigned as security for an obligation by the effect of a contract concluded pursuant to articles 1321 to 1326.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-2-2

Any breach, observed in an establishment, a health cooperation group or a laboratory, of the legislative and regulatory requirements applicable to the examination of genetic characteristics for medica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3-1: Marketing authorisation monitoring committee

Article D1313-27-2

The Monitoring Committee comprises between eleven and eighteen members. Its composition is set by joint order of the ministers responsible for the environment, health, labour, agriculture and consumer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Specialist committees

Article L533-31-2

The risk committee shall advise the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions on matters concerning the investment firm's overall risk str…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-26-2

For the implementation of the tasks provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 4424-26-1, the Office is competent to carry out, on behalf of the territorial collectivity of Corsica or any publ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D6523-2-2

The approved skills operators of one or more professional branches concerned submit a request for management of the contributions mentioned in article D. 6523-2-1 to the ministers responsible for voca…

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